TAPinto Roselle/Roselle Park Turns Three

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ROSELLE/ROSELLE PARK, NJ - It was exactly 3 years ago on Feb. 21, at 3 p.m. that Owner/Publisher Kathy Lloyd made the announcement that TAPinto Roselle/Roselle Park was now live!

Since then the towns have been through a lot of news and events. “I can’t even recall my first story,” said Lloyd. “I do know that I love what I do. Getting information was always an issue in my town and when the opportunity came up and I met with TAPinto Owner Michael Shapiro, I knew almost right away that this was going to be life changing for me, and believe me, it has been.”

The Roselle/Roselle Park site now averages anywhere from 27,000 to 35,000 unique users every month and growing every year. Lloyd also expanded a year later a launched the TAPinto Elizabeth site that will be celebrating its second birthday very soon.

“I couldn’t be running both sites if it wasn’t for my Editor Fran Sullivan who runs the Elizabeth site with me. Covering so much news is a very daunting task sometimes, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything. I really care about the communities that I serve. Its a job that I take very seriously and I look forward to the next 3 years at least,” Lloyd said.

ROSELLE PARK, NJ - Police have released the results of their investigation of the March 10, accident at E. Grant Ave. at Walnut St. and charged the driver with Driving While Intoxicated (DWI), Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and other summonses.

According to police, at approximately 10:25 a.m. witnesses at the scene reported possible injuries and entrapment. Upon arrival, Roselle ...

ROSELLE, NJ - Students at Abraham Clark H.S. took part in the national walk-out on Wednesday afternoon, taking a stand against gun violence and to show their support for the students and the families of the Parkland shooting that killed 17 high school students.

High school Principal Rashon Mickens says that his school made it a teachable moment and let the student government leaders take the ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - Community Access Unlimited (CAU) will honor a wide variety of professionals and organizations at the agency's 2018 Awards Night Celebration. Roselle Councilwoman Denise Wilkerson will be honored with the “Partnership in Community Living" Award. Along with the councilwoman will be six other winners listed below:

ROSELLE, NJ - The Roselle Everett Hatcher Prevention Coalition (REHPC), was the host of a multi-alliance program called "Getting High Naturally" and featured speaker, psychologist, and comedian, Matt Bellace, Ph.D.

The March 5, event featured many drug alliances from the around the area coming together to meet and talk to parents, educators and the public about the drug epidemic ...

ROSELLE PARK, NJ - It’s that time of the year again when the Borough of Roselle Park hosts their third annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration. The tradition continues on Sat., March 17 from noon to 3 p.m.

Entertainment by Joe Carosalli’s Masterpiece Orchestras will perform authentic Irish music. Lunch will be served at noon and will consist of corned beef & ...

LINDEN/ROSELLE, NJ - The Linden/Roselle Sewerage Authority is seeking to fill a position for a Wastewater Sewerage Treatment Plant Operator.

This is a full-time position that entails shift work, 7 days a week. Candidate must have a High School diploma or obtained equivalency; possession of a valid S-1 New Jersey Wastewater Operators License is preferred but not ...

MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - Teacher Training programs at Trailside will be offered this spring for teachers of students in Kindergarten through grade twelve starting March 15.

Project WET, a teacher training program for teachers K – 12 will be offered on Thurs. March 15 from 9 a.m.. to 3 p.m. This workshop will provide the necessary tools, resources, and lessons for teachers ...

ROSELLE/ROSELLE PARK, NJ - The winter months are about to come to an end. You know spring is definitely around the corner when Daylight Savings Time begins. A reminder to everyone to turn your clocks forward one hour tonight when you go to bed. Daylight Savings time officially begins at 2 a.m. Sunday morning.

While many will dread losing that hour of sleep, that extra hour of daylight ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - Mountain biking in Watchung Reservation was revisited in the public comment session at the Union County Freeholders meeting on Thursday. The board had voted not to approve building bike trails in May 2017 after a months-long debate.

Jamie Meiselman of Westfield, and co-leader of the Union County Chapter of the Jersey Off Road Bicycling Association (JORBA), raised the ...

NEWARK, N.J. – Rapper Juelz Santana, a resident of Totowa, faces weapon charges after allegedly trying to get a loaded firearm through security at Newark Liberty International Airport, according to U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito.

The rapper, whose real name is LaRon L. James, 36, surrendered to police this morning. He has been charged with one count of possession of a firearm by a ...

Student members of the Union County 4-H Variety Club reached across local and state borders to help displaced pets earlier this year. Through their “4-H for our 4 Pawed Friends” community service project, they collected donations to help St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center in Madison after the organization sheltered more than 700 pets in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

ROSELLE, NJ - The search continues for the owners of a female boxer found on East 7th Ave. near Chandler Ave. and given to Roselle police on Feb. 16. The dog was transported to the Newark Humane Society and was put on hold for the owner to claim.

The hold time has expired and the dog has not been claimed. She was transferred to the Montclair Animal Shelter and will be fostered in ...

In Cold Blood is, quite simply, the grand-daddy of true crime writing, dubbed by Capote, himself, as the first non-fiction novel (although Norman Mailer argued the point when he published The Executioner's Song in 1979.) The conditions under which I read In Cold Blood for the first time were pretty weird, which was another ...

This week I am taking a departure from book reviewing to share an important program that has been introduced to New Jersey this week by Mr. Ian Hockley, founder of the Dylan's Wings of Change Foundation. On December 14, 2012, Hockley's five year old son, an autistic child named Dylan, was gunned down in his classroom in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Dylan, a shy and adorable ...